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  • 71Roosevelt, Theodore — known as Teddy Roosevelt born Oct. 27, 1858, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Jan. 6, 1919, Oyster Bay, N.Y. 26th president of the U.S. (1901–09). He was elected to the New York legislature (1882), where he became a Republican leader opposed to the… …

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  • 72Kunene, Mazisi — ▪ 2007 Mazisi Raymond Fakazi Mngoni Kunene        South African poet and educator (b. May 12, 1930, Durban, S.Af. d. Aug. 11, 2006, Durban), explored the culture and history of the Zulu people in verse that reflected the influences of traditional …

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  • 73French literature — Introduction       the body of written works in the French language produced within the geographic and political boundaries of France. The French language was one of the five major Romance languages to develop from Vulgar Latin as a result of the …

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  • 74painting, Western — ▪ art Introduction       history of Western painting from its beginnings in prehistoric times to the present.       Painting, the execution of forms and shapes on a surface by means of pigment (but see also drawing for discussion of depictions in …

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  • 75South African literature — Introduction       the body of writings in either Afrikaans or English produced in what is now the Republic of South Africa. The rest of African literature is treated in African literature.       South Africa was colonized by Europeans against… …

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  • 76Criticism of Akira Kurosawa — Despite the extraordinary acclaim that Akira Kurosawa s work has received both in Japan and abroad, his films, as well as Kurosawa as an individual, have also been subject to considerable criticism, much of it harsh. The majority of these… …

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  • 77Mary Craig Sinclair — Mary Craig Kimbrough Sinclair Born February 12, 1882(1882 02 12) Greenwood, Mississippi Died April 26, 1961(1961 04 26) (aged 79) Monrovia, California Occupation Novelist, writer, political activist …

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  • 78Nature fakers controversy — Illustration from William J. Long s School of the Woods (1902), showing an otter teaching her young to swim The nature fakers controversy was an early 20th century American literary debate highlighting the conflict between science and sentiment… …

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  • 79Sentimentalität — Sen|ti|men|ta|li|tät 〈f. 20〉 I 〈unz.〉 Gefühlsseligkeit, Rührseligkeit II 〈zählb.〉 (übertrieben) gefühlsbetonte Äußerung ● bitte jetzt keine Sentimentalitäten! * * * Sen|ti|men|ta|li|tät, die; , en [engl. sentimentality, zu: sentimental, ↑… …

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  • 80Romanticism —    The romantic strain in German theater and drama was a multifaceted thing, with manifestations in drama, performance, and theory. It was initially apparent in the plays of the Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress) movement, which involved a… …

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